We get our hands on one of Japan’s most sought-after souvenirs to find out what makes them so popular.
Oona McGee
Half-Japanese Oona McGee hails from Sydney, Australia, where she worked as a journalist and copywriter before making the move to Japan over a decade ago. Now she spends her days exploring the streets of Tokyo with her laptop and camera, always in search of new cafes, restaurants, events and stories to share with our readers. As an experienced food and travel reporter, Oona has travelled extensively through all 47 prefectures of Japan, and is constantly researching new destinations and drawing up itineraries for her next adventure.
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Their amazing speed has them joining the ranks of other incredible record-holding skippers from Japan.
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The peek-a-boo details on the back are said to be particularly thrilling for a certain subset of Japanese fetishists.
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